INTERPROVINCIAL FOOTBALL MATCH. Wellington v. Otago. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Dunedin, Wednesday.
The interprowncial fotball match between Wellington and Otago came off on the Caledonian ground to-day. The weathor was magnificent, the giound w.-n in cnpitn.l older and the attendance probably o\cr COOO. The game \v.t» splendidly contested, the Wellington team playing up well, but the Otago forwards geneially earned the loo>e «.crijnini.ige, and the b.ick-> had ■,e\ernl oppoitunitieN. The game was ,i decided win for Otago, who gamed .1 potted goal, one fiom ji tij, and a try—ll pnmts to ml. Just when the ciowd weie letmnmg fiom the football match a tenihc explosion of gas took place in Wain'"! hotel. An escape of gas was disco\eied l>y a waiter, who foolishly stmtk a match, and the o\i)losion followed, the gla^ of the windows and the \enetian blmds weie blown acio-s the street, and the man was knocked down, but not much hint. As there was a itie.ain of people theie were s C\eial narrow escape I*. The plastor of the loom and all the fittings weie damaged, but nothing \ery senou*.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2035, 23 July 1885, Page 3
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182INTERPROVINCIAL FOOTBALL MATCH. Wellington v. Otago. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Dunedin, Wednesday. Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2035, 23 July 1885, Page 3
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